Searches for Planets Around Neutron Stars |
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Authors: | A Wolszczan |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA |
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Abstract: | We review the methodology of searches for planet-mass bodies around neutron stars observable as radio pulsars and discuss
the current status of these searches. PSR B1257 + 12, a 6.2-millisecond pulsar, remains the only neutron star accompanied
by confirmed planets. It is possible that there is a fourth distant planet in the 1257+12 system. The best of the other candidates
for pulsar planets under consideration is a distant, possibly Jovian-mass companion to PSR B1620-26, a 11-millisecond pulsar
in the globular cluster M4.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | neutron stars pulsars extrasolar planets |
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